On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 11:44:49AM +0100, Matt wrote: > Hi, > > Trying to install 4.2-release (and snapshot) on an IBM xServer 345 with > ServeRaid/5i controller. > > I've used the Linux based bootable CD from IBM and created an array with > RAID1 > Everything seems fine but when I boot up the OpenBSD cd it does not see any > disks. > > dmesg shows: > > pci5 at pchb7 bus 8 > "IBM ServeRAID" rev 0x00 at pci5 dev 2 function 0 not configured > > Reading the man page for ips(4) I read this: > > ----- > > Although the controllers are actual RAID controllers, the driver makes > them look just like SCSI controllers. All RAID configuration is done > through the controllers' BIOSes. > > ----- > > Can anyone shine some light on how to actually make this controller work > with OpenBSD? > Or am I overlooking something obvious? > > Thanks! > > Matt
The "not configured" means the device is not claimed by any kernel driver. In this case it seems that ips(4) is in the GENERIC kernel but not the ramdisk kernels used for installation. Not quite sure if this is a case of the driver not being ready or just an oversight.
